Chongzhen and I became partners

Chapter 242 The Ability of a Martial Artist

After laughing, Zheng Zhilong immediately said to his son with a smile on his face: "Dad is here, you can rest assured!"

Why didn't he let his younger brothers come over, but came here in person, not only because Zheng Sen is his son, but also because this is actually related to the future of the entire Zheng family. Only the head of the family can decide.

Now, I have learned face to face about the situation of my son going to the capital, and I have accurately grasped Emperor Chongzhen's attitude towards his Zheng family, which means that as long as the immediate matter is done well, the emperor will treat everything that the Zheng family has done before as ignorance. The past can be ignored, and the future of the Zheng family will be bright.

If it is said that the Zheng family needs to cut a large piece of meat to do this, then Zheng Zhilong may still hesitate; however, this matter is only a huge sum of money for the court, and although Zheng Zhilong has to pay, he doesn't have to pay too much.After finishing this matter, if the emperor wants to fulfill his promise, we can see how he promoted Zheng Sen and whether he will fulfill his promise?

At that time, the emperor really has to reward Zheng Sen with an official position that he is satisfied with, then Zheng Zhilong will continue to cooperate with the court and be used by the court; At that time, it was not too late to break up with the court.

The only thing is that he will be on the stage of Daming's officialdom from now on, and it is impossible to make a fortune silently on the southeast coast of Daming!

At this time, after Zheng Zhilong finished speaking, he carefully asked Zheng Sen about all the details of getting along with his colleagues, and also asked about the specific situation of the steward in Yangzhou. He didn't ask any more details until the evening.

He only heard him say to Zheng Sen: "I'll go with you now, and first go to visit Wang Dehua, the admiral of the East Factory!"

Seeing his father's questioning so carefully, and then saying this to him with confidence, Zheng Sen was immediately very happy, full of confidence, and immediately nodded in agreement: "Okay!"

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On Wang Dehua's side, he harmed the top ten salt merchants, and he didn't cooperate with Zheng Sen. He just drank tea and enjoyed flowers leisurely every day.Northerners are in the south of the Yangtze River, and everything they see is fresh. It is rare to have such an opportunity to relax.

When the sun was about to set, suddenly his subordinates came to report that Zheng Sen was visiting.

Upon hearing this, Wang Dehua turned his mouth slightly, showing a sneer.This brat came to visit me for the purpose of purchasing. After a few days, he must be in a hurry!

Forget it, anyway, I was bored anyway, so I played with him, and wanted to help him sincerely, but I couldn't think about it!

Thinking of this, he met Zheng Sen in the living room.

To his surprise, Zheng Sen didn't leave all his followers outside, but brought one of them into the living room, which made him very dissatisfied.

Originally a mere Jinyiwei general banner, or a boy with no hair, in front of his majestic admiral of the East Factory, the former eunuch in charge of ceremonies, still showing off like this?
He was thinking about it, but he saw Zheng Sen stepped aside, leaving the entourage in the middle of the living room to face him.

This made him frown again, what do you mean?This kid didn't even want to speak, let a follower talk to him?
Wang Dehua was thinking about it, when he heard this attendant clasped his hands and saluted him, and said respectfully: "The last general is Zheng Zhilong, the deputy commander of Fujian, and he came here from Fujian specially for the dog."

When Wang Dehua heard this, he was a little surprised, and couldn't help but look Zheng Zhilong up and down.

He also inquired about Zheng Sen's family background, but he couldn't find any specific information. He only knew that the Zheng family was rich, and that Zheng Sen's father was the deputy general of Fujian, that's all.

At this time, knowing that the person in front of him was Zheng Zhilong, he dared to confess in front of him, the admiral of the East Factory, that he was not afraid of his arrest and exposed his departure from his post. This kind of courage was a bit surprising.

But it's just a deputy commander in chief. In Wang Dehua's eyes, he's not much different from Zheng Sen.

Therefore, he still didn't bother to answer, and just said lightly: "You are so brave, for your son's sake, our family will pretend that we have never seen you come!"

"The last general came to see the factory owner. Although it's for the sake of the dog, he actually came for the factory owner!" Zheng Zhilong didn't care about his attitude at all, but continued to say respectfully.

When Wang Dehua heard this, he would not be frightened. He just asked indifferently: "What's wrong with our family? We need to work hard? Could it be that our family is about to face disaster?"

He deliberately raised his voice to emphasize the word "Dajia", which was full of sarcasm.

He is the admiral of the East Factory, and the deputy commander in front of him is just a frontier, so it is impossible for him to match the word "big driver" in his mouth.

He could tell that Zheng Zhilong was threatening, but he would not be threatened by a deputy commander, that's all, what can you do?
Zheng Zhilong didn't care at all, his face remained unchanged, but Zheng Sen quickly glanced at his father after hearing this.

His father continued to say respectfully to Wang Dehua: "The factory owner is wise, and he will be on the sidelines in the end. If this continues, catastrophe will indeed be imminent!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Zheng Sen's expression changed immediately.Wang Dehua's smell of gunpowder was a bit strong before, but now it is said that Wang Dehua is about to face disaster, so the factory owner is going to turn his back on him?

Sure enough, when he looked at Wang Dehua to observe his reaction, he saw that Wang Dehua had turned cold and said: "Our family is not a three-year-old child, he was frightened. If you say one, two, three, we Believe it or not, the family has arrested you now?"

When Zheng Sen heard this, he immediately wanted to say something.But before he could speak, his father still respectfully said to Wang Dehua: "The last general will never dare to scare the factory owner, he is just telling the truth!"

Wang Dehua listened, but did not speak, just stared at Zheng Zhilong coldly, the meaning was obvious, let you say, if you are not satisfied with what you say, just wait and see!
But at this time, he had a new understanding of Zheng Zhilong's city mansion, and he maintained respect for him from the beginning to the end, and he didn't change his face because of his words.

When he was thinking about it, he heard Zheng Zhilong say to him: "The general has already heard from Gouzi that His Majesty is most concerned about when the silver can be turned into real objects and sent to the north as quickly as possible. Your Majesty has made it clear that this matter is related to The future of Ming Dynasty is the most important thing. Giving Gouzi the right to play secret is a clear proof. In this way, if someone delays this matter, His Majesty will naturally be furious, and he will definitely punish some people!"

"Our family is not in charge!" Hearing his emphasis on this matter, Wang Dehua suddenly thought of something, his face changed slightly, but he still insisted, just reminded in a cold voice.

The implication is that if someone is really to be held accountable, it must be the person in charge who will be held accountable.

As a result, he had just finished speaking, and Zheng Zhilong smiled, and then continued to say to him respectfully: "No! The general can be sure, if you really want to hold accountable, the factory owner is the most unlucky, not the dog!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Dehua became a little annoyed.However, before he could get angry, he heard Zheng Zhilong continue to say to him: "The last general is definitely not alarmist! Dare to ask the factory owner, how many memorials are there to impeach the factory owner? Your Majesty will not publish it, as usual. What does it mean to continue to stay in Yangzhou with the factory owner as the co-manager? If the money seized by the salt merchants is spent as soon as possible or if it has not been spent, what impact will it have on the impeachment of the factory owner? Also, the dog is just the general banner of Jinyiwei. If the matter is not done well, the factory owner thinks that the world, or His Majesty thinks, it is because the dog is incompetent, or the factory owner does not act..."

Wang Dehua didn't pay much attention to it at first, but after hearing it, his face became more and more ugly.Because each of these problems is not a good thing for him.

If it is really necessary to delay the purchase of Jiangnan, maybe the emperor will take it out on him!

Thinking about it this way, Wang Dehua's attitude obviously softened, and his face was no longer indifferent. He just said to Zheng Zhilong: "The delay in Jiangnan's procurement is not because our family is inactive, but because Jiangnan is obviously resisting it. If our family actively Participation, their resistance may be even stronger. As for the reason, you must also know!"

Being able to see his problem straight to the point, Wang Dehua did not dare to underestimate this martial artist, so he openly expressed another idea of ​​his.

As soon as Zheng Zhilong heard his words, he knew that he had let go of his face and would no longer worry about whether his son was in charge.

Therefore, he said to Wang Dehua: "The last general is a little bit sloppy in the Jiangnan area. Go back and let me know. Those merchants are also profitable, so they will naturally come to trade."

Hearing this, Wang Dehua couldn't believe it, and couldn't help but re-evaluate the martial artist in front of him.

You know, he directly seized the top ten salt merchants in Yangzhou, although the charges were genuine.But the point is that those charges can also be charged to other aristocratic families.Therefore, the aristocratic families on the Jiangnan side will naturally be worried, and Wang Dehua will use the same method to deal with them in the future.

Therefore, they absolutely must boycott the Yangzhou matter.

How could this martial artist in front of him actually make them let go of such worries?

To be honest, he really couldn't figure it out!

However, Wang Dehua also knew that since this martial artist dared to say that in person, he must have some confidence.

Thinking of this, he smiled and said: "If this is true, our family will definitely do our best to serve the Lord Long Live! But there is one more thing to remind, even if we have purchased food, grass and materials, it is not easy to transport them back to the capital. Those who The aristocratic families in the south of the Yangtze River are likely to make trouble!"

Hearing this, Zheng Zhilong couldn't help but smiled and said: "Don't worry, the factory owner, this matter is the simplest, so don't worry!"

After he finished speaking, he didn't wait any longer, and immediately bowed to Wang Dehua with his fists clasped and said: "The general will go to find someone here, the Ministry of Households and the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and ask the factory owner to remind you, so that the supplies don't get here. Not ready yet, but delaying time.”

Wang Dehua naturally agreed, watching the father and son leave, he couldn't help being a little curious, this martial artist, really has such great ability?
(End of this chapter)